Chapter 3 of The Virginian: A Horseman of the Plains is here in full — 246 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The Virginian: A Horseman of the Plains is here in full — 246 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“This one’s mine,” said the drummer, sitting down on it. “Half’s plenty enough room for me.” “You’re cert’nly mighty kind,” said the cow-puncher. “But I’d not think o’ disconveniencing yu’.” “That’s nothing.
Chapter 3 of The Virginian: A Horseman of the Plains is here in full — 246 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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someone who plays a drum
From this reading ““This one’s mine,” said the drummer, sitting down on it.”
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading ““Half’s plenty enough room for me.””
possessive form of “half” — one of two equal parts of a divisible whole
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading ““You’re cert’nly mighty kind,” said the cow-puncher.”
having or showing great strength or force or intensity
From this reading ““You’re cert’nly mighty kind,” said the cow-puncher.”
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading ““This one’s mine,” said the drummer, sitting down on it.”
a full supply
From this reading ““Half’s plenty enough room for me.””
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading ““This one’s mine,” said the drummer, sitting down on it.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But I’d not think o’ disconveniencing yu’.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You’re cert’nly mighty kind,” said the cow-puncher.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You’re cert’nly mighty kind,” said the cow-puncher.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But I’d not think o’ disconveniencing yu’.”
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading “This one’s mine,” said the drummer, sitting down on it.
someone who plays a drum
From this reading “This one’s mine,” said the drummer, sitting down on it.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading “Half’s plenty enough room for me.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Half’s plenty enough room for me.”
possessive form of “half” — one of two equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading “Half’s plenty enough room for me.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But I’d not think o’ disconveniencing yu’.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “This one’s mine,” said the drummer, sitting down on it.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading “You’re cert’nly mighty kind,” said the cow-puncher.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Half’s plenty enough room for me.”
having or showing great strength or force or intensity
From this reading “You’re cert’nly mighty kind,” said the cow-puncher.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “This one’s mine,” said the drummer, sitting down on it.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “But I’d not think o’ disconveniencing yu’.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “That’s nothing.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading “But I’d not think o’ disconveniencing yu’.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “This one’s mine,” said the drummer, sitting down on it.
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From this reading “This one’s mine,” said the drummer, sitting down on it.
a full supply
From this reading “Half’s plenty enough room for me.”
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading “Half’s plenty enough room for me.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “This one’s mine,” said the drummer, sitting down on it.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading “This one’s mine,” said the drummer, sitting down on it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That’s nothing.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “This one’s mine,” said the drummer, sitting down on it.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “But I’d not think o’ disconveniencing yu’.”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “This one’s mine,” said the drummer, sitting down on it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You’re cert’nly mighty kind,” said the cow-puncher.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But I’d not think o’ disconveniencing yu’.”
Chapter 3 of The Virginian: A Horseman of the Plains by Owen Wister holds 246 sentences, grouped into 50 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 3 holds 246 sentences of The Virginian: A Horseman of the Plains, unabridged, divided into 50 reading sections.
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